Keeping Units Out of the Creek
Natalie Creek runs through the middle of Midlothian and floods some blocks after a hard rain, particularly around 146th and the streets south of the turnpike. A porta potty set in a low backyard there will end up sitting in water. So we place units on driveways and higher ground, and on flood-repair jobs we keep them at the front of the lot near the street. Homes in the newer subdivisions west of Pulaski are on drier ground and can take a unit in the yard.
Commercial spots along 147th Street use the rear of the building near the alley or service drive.
Bremen High School's campus off Pulaski and the shopping strips along Cicero Avenue have wide paved lots, and contractors there get units set at the edge of the pavement nearest the work, well away from the bus loop.
The Midlothian Year
Flood repair is a spring business here, and after the March and April rains the calls for basement and foundation crews arrive together. Summer is ballfields and festivals: the youth leagues at the parks near Bremen High School, the village's summer fest, and the church picnics along 147th all book standard units and handwashing stations. Late summer through fall belongs to roofers and siding crews. Winter is quiet except for interior remodels, and those units get the tank additive.
Standard, Flushing, or ADA for Midlothian
Flood-repair and roofing crews take standard units. Backyard graduation and communion parties on the bungalow blocks near the station tend toward the deluxe flushing model. Village and park events add an ADA accessible unit, and the luxury restroom trailer is reserved for larger outdoor receptions at the country club on the town's north edge, where the parking lot is flat and paved enough to take it. Handwashing stations pair with any event unit. The village's park district fields get their permit-mapped units delivered on the Thursday before a tournament.